annexed their patient Reference Personal Cards, their
respective medical reports and their respective statements
made at Unguwar Rogo Police Division as Exhibits A, B and C
respectively.
By paragraphs 5 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the 2nd and 3rd
respondents’ counter affidavit, the 2nd and 3rd respondents
averred that on 5/12/2020, the 1st respondent lodged a
formal complaint before the 2nd respondent against the
brother of the applicant {Fahad Umar} and anther for the
offences of criminal conspiracy, house trespass, assault and
causing hurt.
It was part of their averment that when one inspector Bala
Bello was shown the said Fahad Umar by the 1st respondent as
among the offenders for the purpose of inviting him to the
station, the applicant obstructed the said inspector in his
efforts to aid the escape of Fahad Umar from police arrest
by closing the gate of the house where Fahad Umar had
entered making it impossible to effect his arrest, and that as
a result of the applicant’s obstruction, the applicant was
arrested for obstructing police office while executing his
lawful duty and screening of an offender.
To further substantiate the averment, the statement of
arresting police officer Inspector Bala Bello was annexed to
the 2nd and 3rd respondents’ counter affidavit and marked as
Exhibit POL. A”.
The facts were averred in paragraph 5 © and (d) 0f the 2nd
and 3rd respondents’ counter affidavit and are hereby
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